Sunday, July 19, 2009

Monday, July 19, 1909. Unassisted.

Neal Ball of the Cleveland Indians made the first unassisted triple play in major league history.

July 19, 1909: Neal Ball’s unassisted triple play and homer propel Cy Young to win over former team

Ball played major league ball from 1907 to 1913, when he was returned to the minors in which he played until 1924. He died at age 71 in 1957.

The Hudson Terminal, the largest underground station in New York City, opened.

Last edition:

Monday, July 12, 1909. Congress passes the 16th Amendment.

Labels: 1900s, 1909, 61st Congress, Japan, Japanese Empire, Korea, Taxes, William Howard Taft

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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